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“Overblown. Slightly pompous. Too prog rock by half!” The Jethro Tull album Ian Anderson would rather forget
By Martin Kielty Published
Created in a rush amid challenging circumstances, their sixth record disappointed most critics, confused many fans and led to talk of splitting up

Smashing Pumpkins release their grand artistic statement on Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness
By Classic Rock Magazine Published
Billy Corgan’s ambitions reached their zenith on Smashing Pumpkins' swollen 1995 double album Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness

The deluxe edition of Thin Lizzy’s debut album will delight the dedicated
By Claudia Elliott Published
Ireland’s hard-rocking crew Thin Lizzy set out the swag on debut album

The Rolling Stones' 25th album Foreign Tongues isn't just Hackney Diamonds II
By Ian Fortnam Last updated
The Rolling Stones follow up Hackney Diamonds with assistance from Paul McCartney, The Cure's Robert Smith, Steve Winwood and more

Why Jon Anderson drove himself mad making Olias Of Sunhillow
By Mark Blake Published
50 years ago, the singer banned everyone from his studio as he created his debut solo album about four musical tribes, three magicians, a flying galleon and a dying planet. He still doesn’t know where it all came from

Every System Of A Down album ranked from worst to best
By Stephen Hill Published
As the nu metal-era giants prepare to rock Tottenham Stadium, we review and rank their five studio albums

How Avenged Sevenfold aimed for discombobulation with Life Is But A Dream…
By David West Published
M Shadows explains how, after rejecting pressure to be the next Metallica, they embraced their prog tendencies more than ever before on their most recent album to date

10 essential 80s AOR albums
By Dave Ling Published
Big voices, bigger hair and Zippo-waving ballads: from Journey to Bon Jovi, these are the 10 essential AOR albums that ruled the 1980s
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